DUCHESS

duchess

(noun) the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

duchess (plural duchesses)

The wife or widow of a duke.

The female ruler of a duchy.

Verb

duchess (third-person singular simple present duchesses, present participle duchessing, simple past and past participle duchessed)

(UK, informal) to court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.

Proper noun

Duchess

A village in Alberta, Canada.

Source: Wiktionary


Duch"ess, n. Etym: [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.]

Definition: The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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